A Flood of Updates

Cuppa n' Brew
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I wonder if FOSS developers all go on holiday (vacation) at the same time? This past week I've received so many updates - system, security and application - that I've had to bounce my server three times! I haven't counted them, but they have arrived in bulk. Is this like an end-of-year closeout? Will I now be able to run my server uninterrupted through the summer (winter, for those in the southern hemisphere)?

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Just a general question about updates, since you mentioned it, I do the update/upgrade commands through the terminal daily (well, almost everyday) and yet I still get the software updates occasionally. Are these two different processes, or did I just miss an update?

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Not sure, never really observed. It is "school holidays" (May half-term break) in the UK this week. Although, since Canonical is worldwide and have a remote work culture, it's possible that employees based in UK/Europe took time off or got a burst of work done.

Or... could it be that 20.04 is now entering Extended Support today and there was a hurry to get many updates pushed?

Or... could the mirror gone out of sync for a few days (if it did)? Do you use the :united_kingdom: main server or a mirror close to you? :united_states:

Or... could it be the time of year for cybercriminals and a bunch of security fixes dispatched at once? :person_shrugging:

Is that the :update: Software Updater app popping? Might that be for snap updates too?

I use to see it pop up all the time after updating from the terminal, usually to restart.

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I'm running Webmin, and it sends notifications when updates are available. When I approve them, it then runs apt-get -y install [packagename] and I see the process in a panel.

I sometimes run it via command sudo apt clean && sudo apt update just to see if there's anything new, but Webmin is my "kitchen sink" server management tool, so I just let it.

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Well ... after a main release in late April, the first point release for a new distro (##.04.1) is usually in June/July. That could be driving the flood that you observed.

Don't know if that applies only to LTS versions.